Game



March 6, 1934. J. A. oBENcHAlN GAME Filed Aug. 25, 1951 Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to games; and more particularly, a game board along which a ball is propelled past an obstacle for the purpose of depositing the ball in a recess or receptacle for the pur- I pose of making a score.

The prime object of the invention is to provide a game of skill whereby the player by a proper stroking of the ball with either a putter, mallet, or other instrument, may propel it past a turnstile l into a numbered compartment which gives a high score. 1f the blades of the turnstile are struck, the ball will be deflected into a numbered receptacle of lower count, the object of the game being to obtain the highest count with a limited number ll of balls.

Other objects will be disclosed in the specification and drawing forming a part of this application.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan of the game board;

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detailed section of the turnstile; and

2B Figure 4 is a detailed section of a modied form of the turnstile.

In the drawing:

Numeral 5 designates a game board having side rails 6 surrounding the same. A runway '7 connects ball boxes 8 and 9. 'Iroughs 10 and 11 are formed in the rear of each box 8 and 9, respectively, said troughs 10 and 11 being divided by partitions 12 to form numbered compartments 13. The runway 7 is narrower than the ball boxes l0 and 11. At a point opposite the juncture of the runway 7 with the ball boxes 8 and 9 are placed turnstiles 14 and 15. The numbered compartments 13 are so arranged that the compartments of greatest value are in line with the space formed between the side walls of the runway 7 and the turnstiles 14 and 15. This is to permit a ball being propelled past the turnstiles 14 or 15 depending upon which end of the game board is being utilized, but due to the very restricted space between the side walls and the turnstile, a very accurate shot must be made.

The turnstiles 14 and 15 are composed of a plurality of sections in the form ol paddles 16,

the turnstiles being mounted on spindles 17. A bearing 18 serves as a spacer between the game board 5 and the turnstiles 14 and 15.

In Figure 4 is shown a turnstile secured to a section 19 of the playing surface. Both the turnstile and the section 19 revolve on a ball bearing race 20. The spindle 17 extends through the race 20.

As actually played, the opponents will gather at each end of the game board 5. The player rst to play will propel the balls into the opposite lo compartment past the turnstile. The total number of points Will then be recorded. The person at the opposite end of the game board 5 will then propel the balls back and into the compartments at the opposite end. His total number of points .f5 will then be recorded. This is repeated until each player on opposite sides have completed the play.

As illustrated in Figure l, five compartments are formed, and five or more balls may be used. The player will propel the ball by means of a golf stick, croquet mallet, or the ball may be rolled on either side of the turnstile. If the ball is accurately propelled, there is suilicient room for it to pass between the turnstile and the side Wall of the playing board and enter one of the high numbered compartments. In case the ball is propelled inaccurately, it will strike the turnstile and be deflected to one of the lesser numbered compartments, the value of the compartments in which the balls have settled being added together u to constitute the total score of the player.

The next player at the opposite end of the game board then takes his turn and the total score is again counted in like manner, the person making the highest score winning. The performance is repeated at the opposite end of the board, the balls being gathered from the compartments and propelled without the necessity of the player returning to the initial starting position. It is obvious that any arbitrary number of servings may constitute a game.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

Game apparatus comprising a game board havlng relatively wide ball box at one end and a relatively narrow runway opening symmetrically into one end of said ball box, the other end of said box being provided with partitions parallel to said runway to form a plurality of ball receiving compartments, and a turnstile mounted in said runway adjacent said ball box of such size as to obstruct direct shots to said middle compartment, but leaving room at opposite sides thereof for the passage of balls from said runway to said compartments.

JOHN A. OBENCHAIN. 

